The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-10-07

back, lowered his head anu ihahe u
third terrific charge, but, blIDdrd
by tile stream of blood that poured
down his face, he missed his marx,
stumbled aud rolled headlong on
the ground. In spite OF his flight
ful injuries and great exhaustion,
the bear turned quickly and spraug
upon bis PROSTATE enemy. lie
seemed to have been suddenly in-
vigoratcd by THIS turn III his favor.
With mercileSs sweeps of his huge |
claws he lore the flesh in great !
masses from the bulls upturned |
side. The advantage the bear thus
obtained over The ball seemed TO be
understood by the heard, and the
believing increased, dirt was
thrown about Ia clouds, and one big
COW drew near the struggling ami
mails, and [ believe for moment
that she intended 10 go to the aid
ot the herds prostrate leader, so
fierce was her. aspect and actions,
but she simply circled around the
bear and bull, believing and paw
ing. In the meantime both the ea-
gles and the wolves grew impatient
OF the delay in the battles ending.
The former would now and then
swoop down, as it 10 hurry up the
finish, uttering harsh cries, aud
some waiIing wolf would cal from
his covert and make closer and
more courageous reconnaissance,
swapping aud snarIing III apparent
disappointment.
Tie bull aud the bear rolled over
and over in the terrible death strug-
Gle. Nothing was now TO be seen
but IA heavlng, gory"mass, dlmly
perceptiOle through the dust. AS
TO weight, the two fierce aud deter
mined hruIes must have been about
equally matched. The bear had
tie advantage of greater agility
aud The expert aud telling use oi
two terrible Weapons, his teeth and
claws, while tue bull represented
more iutleXible courage aud greater
poVers OF eudurauce. The unfortu
nate result OF the bulls last charg'
on the grizzly Indicated that the
latters qualities would IN a fe"
minutes more settle the fight
against The bull, aud L was in mo.
mentary expectation OF seeing such
"a termination, when, to my aston
Ishment, | saw the bear relax hls
efforts, roll over tIom the body ol
his PROSTATE foe, and drag himself
lfeebiy away from the spOr. His ap'
pearance was sickeplng, so fright
fullA had he been ripped and torn
by, the Bulls horns. The grizzly
had no sooner abandoned his attack
on the bull than the latter was Oh
his feet, bearing himself crest an'l
fierce as ever. If the bears ap
pearance was sickening, tue bulls
was duubly SO. he was covered
with blood fiom his forehead to hl'
rump, ana his flesh aud skin actual
Is hung IN strips and tatters fr0u
MS mead abd sidest Giving M
head "A shake that scattered bloo'
m a shower about hlm, and gav'
INN "A moments sight OF The reek
luy bear IN front of him, be lower
ed his head for the fourth time, an
t again made Que of his teirlbi
charges. When the dying bear ha'
dragged himself away tIOm tue bul
the eagles actually SwOopad dow
uuOu him, and the wolves Spran,
from the thicket into the opening
{ aud prepared to pounce upon hIn
I The bull scattered the impatlen
I birds aud animals as he swept O.
f his final charge against the grizzly
/ aud they hastily departed, shrlekini
: and slIarling. The cattle agar
D added their believing to that OF IN
J. BULBS aud acted as II they undei
!. stood the favorable turn the Ugh
n had taken. As the bull hurled him
e self for last desperate struggle
: He ST. uck out wildly with his paws
: and The bull fell back With the fore
: of the grizzly's blows, presenting
!. CHASTITY spectacle. His tongue hun
r from his mouth a mangled mass .
!. shreds. His tace was stripped bar
r of flesh TO the bone, aud his eve
r we're torn from their sOckets. Th
l. charge was equally disastrous {
II the bear, he being ripped complete
Is open, aud he sank To the groun
n writhing ia great agony. 'Che II
m domitable Courage OF the buh hei
Il prevailed. Blinded aud cripple
3 rs he was, he made but sligl
r. pause after his fourth assault, an
4 iheu dashed wildlS at his foe agai
le The grizzly's roar now seemed TO
"A one of terror. With a last traut
m effort he sought to make bis escar
p scrambIing aud staggering throns
st the dust. But it was useless. ID
ID great strength was gOae. Tue b'
st plunged his horns agaiu aud aga
l. into the huge form OF the dyi'
in brute as he lay stretched helpie
"a in The dust. The bears mnscl
of ouivered aud contracted. He DIRE
be his Immense paws up once or twl
in couvulsive clutches, raised b
d huge head aud fell back dead. Tl
r. victorious bull raised his blood
a horribly distigured crest, ga
IL voice to a deep below, aud shaki
or his head triumphantly, tnrned a
,r walked away. HIS progress "
IN slow and painful, aud he islopp
m. and turned at short intervals a
IN. Iisteued. as il 10 know whether